Keep Oldway for the People

1771 signatures

(10th January 2016)

Many people are concerned that the work to convert the mansion into a private luxury hotel should have begun in January 2013. The costs of maintaining the grounds and the buildings are falling on local council taxpayers or being taken from a fund set up following the sale of the Fernham nursing home and Fernham woods to McCarthy & Stone. Meanwhile new costs have fallen on taxpayers for accommodating services previously housed at Oldway, while rent-paying tenants have been evicted.

Petition to the Mayor:

I, the undersigned call upon Torbay Council to Keep Oldway for the Public by setting up a Community Trust and inviting applications for Trust members to take over control of the Oldway Estate.

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Martin Cox signed
2016-01-09 16:49:21 +0000

Kay Magee signed
2016-01-09 16:41:32 +0000

So much could be done to make this a beautiful venue for music with inside and outside facilities or inside facilities for residents and tourists. Just some imagination required as we don’t need another hotel.

Sign Adrian Sanders' petition to keep the Oldway estate in public hands

valentine sutton signed
2016-01-09 15:46:15 +0000

This should be saved for the people of paignton as that is wot the singer family wonted way back not for the council to sell of for there own gain

Ann Horner signed
2016-01-09 15:38:50 +0000

Penny Darling signed
2016-01-09 15:02:31 +0000

Jackie Jones signed
2016-01-09 13:37:20 +0000

Rachel Davies signed
2016-01-09 13:31:51 +0000

Helen Binmore signed
2016-01-09 13:24:44 +0000

Elizabeth Marshall signed
2016-01-09 13:21:06 +0000

We need to keep old way mansions everybody loves it.

Donna Hall signed
2016-01-09 13:19:04 +0000

Gill Bond signed
2016-01-08 17:57:33 +0000

Adam Cannan signed
2015-12-30 22:55:12 +0000

Andrew Gibbings signed
2015-12-30 21:03:42 +0000

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2015-12-30 20:17:55 +0000

Shaun Fuller signed
2015-12-30 20:15:19 +0000

Ciaran Brooks signed
2015-12-28 07:03:19 +0000

Terena Cottell signed
2015-12-27 23:49:15 +0000

Ilona Bedson signed
2015-12-22 10:54:25 +0000

keep Oldway for the people

Lynda Stayt signed
2015-12-21 18:09:48 +0000

Wendy Spindlow signed
2015-12-20 23:48:23 +0000

Ian Somerville signed
2015-12-19 14:28:29 +0000

Jane Grasse signed
2015-12-19 11:44:01 +0000

melanie gulwell signed
2015-12-18 23:46:23 +0000

Oldway mansion has a lot of History and It needs to remain that way ! noooo to the hotel leave it as it,s beauty and a Tourist attraction and was a lovley place for marriages.

Ben Ricketts signed
2015-12-18 23:41:23 +0000

So long as the maintenance of the estate can be demonstrated as being achievable, affordable and sustainable without taking money from already slashed local service budgets then yes – oldway should remain a place for the public of Paignton to enjoy

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